Experience

• Foreign Surcharge Relief Applications Advising foreign property developers on applications for ex gratia relief from additional duty and land tax surcharges across Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.
• Duty & Land Tax Advisory Advising on the application of transfer duty, land tax and related concessions across all jurisdictions, including regional duty concessions, industrial and commercial land transactions, and structuring to minimise duty exposure.
• Payroll Tax Advising on payroll tax obligations, including grouping rules and contractor provisions across multiple jurisdictions.
• Tax Disputes Acting in objections and appeals against stamp duty, land tax and payroll tax assessments, and advising on disputes including document disclosure and litigation strategy in superior courts.
• Corporate Reconstruction and Consolidation Advising on and obtaining exemptions for corporate reconstructions and consolidations across all jurisdictions, including landholder duty on transfers and restructuring within corporate groups.
• Development Agreements and Duty Triggers Advising on economic entitlement and corporate control provisions under Victorian duties legislation, including for major property developers undertaking transactions.
• Land tax exemptions & concessions Advising on and securing land tax exemptions, including charitable exemptions for not-for-profit entities and primary production exemptions for developers holding vacant land across Queensland, Victoria, New South Wales and Western Australia.
• Put and Call Options Advising on duty implications of security deposits, nominations and assignments under put and call option agreements, including structuring arrangements for land transactions.